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{{Quote|The visitors will wait a long time for their afternoon tea if Stephen is given the job!"<br>"I'll have you know they used to call me the Rocket, because I was so speedy!"<br>"Ha! Compared to a horse and cart, maybe!|Spencer and Stephen}} |
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** The final episode narrated by [[Kalle Øby]] in Norway. |
** The final episode narrated by [[Kalle Øby]] in Norway. |
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** The final episode directed by [[David Baas]]. |
** The final episode directed by [[David Baas]]. |
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** The last appearance of the Sodor Bakery until the episode, [[All in Vain]]. |
** The last appearance of the Sodor Bakery until the episode, [[All in Vain]]. |
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Revision as of 22:27, 29 March 2019
| This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the magazine story or the Chinese DVD. |
- “The visitors will wait a long time for their afternoon tea if Stephen is given the job!"
"I'll have you know they used to call me the Rocket, because I was so speedy!"
"Ha! Compared to a horse and cart, maybe!” - ― Spencer and Stephen
The Afternoon Tea Express is the twenty-third episode of the seventeenth series.
Plot
Stephen becomes very excited when the Earl gives him the special job of collecting the ingredients for the afternoon teas at the Castle. But Spencer teases him about being too old and slow. Stephen is cross, but is soon steaming around Sodor picking up all the ingredients. But soon, Gordon puffs up behind him, and tells him to hurry up. He then pushes Stephen quickly along the rails up to the junction to Ulfstead Castle. Spencer is surprised to see Stephen back so soon.
Stephen pretends to have been really fast. Over the next few days, Stephen is pushed by, Thomas, James and Emily, making him super fast. But when he is collecting jam for the Earl, Lady Hatt and the Fat Controller, none of the engines are there to help push him. However, he finds Spencer, who pushes him the fastest up to the castle. But he goes so fast, he can't stop and biffs into the buffers at Ulfstead Castle, making the four barrels of jam fly all over the Earl, Lady Hatt and the Fat Controller.
After he apologises, he takes the visitors to the castle on a tour of Sodor whilst getting more jam, and realises that going slow is not that bad after all.
Characters
- Gordon
- Spencer
- Stephen
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Sir Robert Norramby
- Thomas (does not speak)
- James (does not speak)
- Emily (does not speak)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)
- Millie (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Cranky (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- The Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Two Bakers (cameo)
- The Teacher (cameo)
- The Bird Watcher (cameo)
- Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
- The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
- The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
- The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
- A Schoolgirl (cameo)
Locations
- Ulfstead Castle
- Sodor Dairy
- Sodor Bakery
- Wellsworth
- Gordon's Hill
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Animal Park
- Coastal Cliffs
Cast
UK
- Keith Wickham as Gordon and the Fat Controller
- Matt Wilkinson as Spencer
- Bob Golding as Stephen
- Teresa Gallagher as Lady Hatt
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
US
- Kerry Shale as Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer
- Bob Golding as Stephen
- Teresa Gallagher as Lady Hatt
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the fourteenth episode of the seventeenth series.
- This episode marks Spencer's only appearance in the seventeenth series.
- This episode marks the last of several things:
- The final episode narrated by Kalle Øby in Norway.
- The final episode directed by David Baas.
- Lady Hatt's last speaking role until the twentieth series episode, Engine of the Future.
- The last appearance of the Sodor Bakery until the episode, All in Vain.
Goofs
- Stephen has his old, black funnel. Although, a rare picture shows him with his correct white funnel.
- The open-topped carriage constantly changes height throughout the episode.
- Stephen's trucks swap places during his journey.
- When Stephen and Gordon go over the camera, Gordon seems to be pulling less than six carriages when in the next few shots he has six carriages.
- When the narrator is talking about Stephen getting pushed by other engines, he says "The next day" even though Stephen's runs are weekly.
- When the barrels of jam fly onto the platform at Ulfstead Castle, the narrator says that the barrels "smashed to the ground." However, the barrels never broke, they remained completely intact.
- There is a scene where Lady Hatt is not covered in jam.
Merchandise
- Take-n-Play - Stephen's Sticky Delivery
- Books - The Rocket Returns
- Magazine stories - The Afternoon Tea Express
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 下午茶特快车 |
| Czech | Expres odpoledního čaje |
| Dutch | Thee met een Sneltreinvaart |
| French | L'Express Du Goûter des Elfes |
| German | Die Kaffeefahrt |
| Greek | Το απογευματινό εξπρές του τσαγιού |
| Hebrew | רכבת של שעת התה |
| Hungarian | A délutáni tea expressz |
| Italian | L'Espresso del Tè delle Cinque |
| Japanese | アフタヌーンティーきゅうこう |
| Korean | 티타임 특급열차 |
| Latvian | Pēcpusdienā tēja express |
| Norwegian | Ettermiddagsteekspressen |
| Polish | Herbatkowy ekspres |
| Portuguese | O Expresso do Chá da tarde |
| Romanian | Ceaiul de După-Amiază |
| Russian | Послеобеденное чаепитие |
| Spanish | El Expreso del Té de la Tarde |
| Thai | รถด่วนน้ำชายามบ่าย |
| Ukrainian | Експрес-Підвечірок |
Home Media Releases
UKDVD PacksAUS/NL
DVD BoxsetsUS
CHNTHAGER |
| #01 Kevin's Cranky Friend | #10 Not Now, Charlie! | #19 The Missing Christmas Decorations |
| #02 Scruff's Makeover | #11 The Lost Puff | #20 The Frozen Turntable |
| #03 Wayward Winston | #12 The Thomas Way | #21 Away from the Sea |
| #04 Gordon Runs Dry | #13 The Phantom Express | #22 Gone Fishing |
| #05 Calm Down Caitlin | #14 Percy's Lucky Day | #23 The Afternoon Tea Express |
| #06 Steamie Stafford | #15 Bill or Ben? | #24 The Smelly Kipper |
| #07 Henry's Hero | #16 Too Many Fire Engines | #25 No More Mr. Nice Engine |
| #08 Luke's New Friend | #17 No Snow for Thomas | #26 Thomas' Shortcut |
| #09 The Switch | #18 Santa's Little Engine | |